I have a heat sensor in my kitchen and the two rooms leading off from the kitchen have smoke detectors, one of which is placed very close to the kitchen. Recently the alarms (they are linked) have been going off more frequently than before. This coincides both with an increase in weather temperature and with the breaking of our extractor fan. Do you think it is more likely that this is setting off the heat sensor or the smoke alarms in the adjacent rooms? What could I do to solve this problem?
In California, the distance regulated is 15 feet. In this scenario, regardless of 'what direction' the hydrant is facing, 15 feet is 15 feet. However, being as you mentioned off-street parking, if the vehicle was cited while ON private property/off-street (this would include city owned lots-Public grounds), then the distance is 'presumable'. By this I mean that if a space on the lot/off-street (driveway) is close to (and within 15 feet of) the hydrant, it is 'presumable' to be permitted. The city's Building Safety department would not allow illegal and unsafe proximity to a hydrant. If this is the case, DO fight the ticket. Btw, don't allow the hydrant's spigot to misguide you into perceiving 'direction. It's a hydrant's spigot, not a person's face. The space in front of and around the spigot still has to be clear for the hose that would need to be attached and believe it or not, sometimes the fire is to the side of or behind a hydrant and not always in front.
NEVER buy a carseat used. There's no way to tell if they've been in an accident. Not all carseats are the same. Just because you can buy one cheaper at WalMart, doesn't mean the one your neighbor is selling isn't worth her price. I paid more than $90 for a USED 2nd BASE for my carseat. The carseat itself was $300 and worth every penny. There's also a difference between buying clothes at Salvation Army and buying them from a consignment shop. It also depends on how many items she's selling for $50. If you go into any consignment shop, each outfit will cost several dollars. If she has a decent sized lot of clothes that are in good condition, her prices are comparable or probably cheaper than you'd find in a consignment shop. I bought a cradle swing at a consignment shop and paid $75. I think you should expect to pay half what it would cost new.
To absorb any odours shake bicarbonate soda all over it leave for 24 hours then vacuum.
